Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20
ERem rarenA.
Considerable seeFray n the cs@lfaaen
es@msttee2 Hsw REekfeF Wea
Bsy@r VIVA ahe wexkangmen-
TAe First ward s<heal

II the Democvatic and RspnhlieAE
DoEmIttaas of Ten did anything al
tnsiF mssttnzs 90 Monday night tten
Trey E1st hAye sworn 10 seeresy vita 6
aoss binding swear. For the members
81 stock % 10 as one mar thas nothing
nAd been d0Ee. The Repubiican Com
mittee IN fact met without So much
- toeir Intention 20 do 50 being knoNn.
Ans fozT LszxLLfGsscKE representative
oaiy learned yesterday moERing that
the meeting had been held the night be-
fore. ara this fact itself vas not ad-
missed BY hslf she members OF the
eommtfsee afterwards seen and inter
yiewed. u Is iutfmated, however. thst
the Republican nesting vas especially
INTERESTING AND WARN
Nothing in the nature Of an advance
toward meeting the Democrats com
mistee was made 50 far as could be
learned. The session lasted until late
hour and adjourned 10 meet yesterday
afternoon. Tney met with bat two ahsen
tess. Messrs. Armstrong, radical Re-
publican, and Saadberg. Tais session
vas shorter 81 il occurred in business
hoars and was also unsatisfactory, no
line Of action being definitely deter
mined upon.
As for tue Democratic COMMITTEES, il is
reported 70 be in 3 similar position. The
two committees are evidently not pre-
pared 20 come together. Whether thsy
wlll sver do 80 for the purposs of form
ing coalition IL not nov by any means
certain.
OF the City Council, IT will be well to
state here, tbs following are the mem
beFs who retire and the others who re-
main through until the next hRht: In
the First Ward. Hasnah's (Democrat)
term expires and LibIis p p remains;
10 tbs Second Ward, HouKkton's (Rep.)
term expires and Kelly dem remains;
In the Third Ward, Bacoa's r. 2. term
expires and BashfoFd remains: in the
Fourth Ward McGouldriek's (Dem }
term expires and Miller p. Pr remains.
BUCKLEYs POPULARITY WITH woEkINa-
MEN-
Between Mann and Buckley which
will have tbs preference for Mayor on
the Union Labor ticket was asked of
John Arthur yesterday.
well, / guess that Mayor Mann will
be the candidate IL be accepts bat there
Is no snre thing about that. There sre
whole let of people who think Mann
wants the place badly bat that is mis-
take. He don't want il and wouldn't
have IL except under certain centin8en-
cies. Assured on these points know
be would draw out As gracefully as
could be and leave the Geld TO others.
IL be wants il, however, as say there Is
little doubt that he can have il. II be
retires, however, Buckley will be the
man"
How does Buckley get the strength he
seems to havs with the working men?
"It all hinges on a little affair that
happened some time ago. 1t was this
way: nj. II. OConnoF, when be came
here, was out working on the railroads.
He became involved in law suit with
the -Nsans, and Il vent sRainst him. The
costs were pretty heavy and O'Oonnor
bad nothing bat bis income from which
10 pay them. II f. Patrick was then
proprietor Of the Neiss aud be went and
mad the costs written of and discharged.
George Fuller went to Otis Sprague,
ASST slant Superintendent of the N. r.
K. r.. and had O'Connor's wages
stopped TO pay those costs. the sums in
stead Of being raid into court were paid
- Fuller. O'Connor came to me ia
4
around 20 the Tacoma Hotel. went up to
Buekley's room and told him all about
Is. de Vas verH angry, sent for Spragne
and they bad quite q warm time OF Il.
The result wss that there was no more
stopping Of O'ConnoF's wages. or
course he was very grateful and told the
story repeatedly to Buekley's great
credit and IL made him many friends.
Dat Of that little circunstance-the fact
that be took 3 w0rkingman's part
grew hia present prominence on the
workingmen's ticket for Mayor.
SCHOOL BUILDING on FIRK.
The new school house in the First
Ward-s three-story strnetare-cauRht
dre yesterday morning about IL o'clock,
esusing a stampede of the scholars. bot
doing slight damage to the huildibg.
Miss Barnett. teacher, exhibited Won
dsrful GOODNESS during the excitement
and did much 20 prevent the frightened
children from injaFing themselves dur
ing the panic that epsued. A First
Ward real estate agent, ID. @. STAN, re-
lates how very cool he took matters, GO
ing so far IS TO change his clothes be-
fore engaging In the effort to extiueuish
the fire, bat winds up by saying that he
reached the building With an empty Tub
Just as the scholars we're returning to
their seats and after the fire was put
nut. The wooden easing of the heating
daes took fire IN tgo places in the main
room of the baildin9. The early dis
o0very OF the fire prevented what would
stherwiss have been big and serious
eonhagration.
THE O. A. n. EScAMRMEST.
The city IL all excitement over the g.
A. X. enaAmpment, to be opened here
this morning. Little pEouPs OF the old
soldiers have figured conspicuously on
the street for some days-groups made
40 of men completely absorbed IN the
coming reunion 81 old soldiers. YesteF-
iav afternooa committees If these we're
engaged in spreading the National ban
aers from the houzetoRa, and they did
Il With all tha enthusiasm that was 20
Ne expected from men who have seen
the q " shot at. aud who helped az such
times 10 keep 10 dginR. When they got
throueh. the vista Of PaciAs avenue xas
obsenFed ia stars aud stripes and Unioa
lacks that stretched across Il lIne after
lire. And then and there vas the
pity of tilt set in 90 rain. and rsined
AZ 10 bad not often rAined daring the
Fast winter. Bat everybody took
lope, from this very fact. that
il woaid be fair TODAY and
that tie delegations from different
parts Of the refritc ~ may arrive under
the most favorable conditions and that
che entire time of the Eneampmsnt may
be as enjoyable as the Efforts 90 make u
az are earnest. Toe delegation from
seattle ia exp sted TO arrive al ? o'cs0ck
this morning aud will be met by local
Posts Of the q. A. r. aud escorted BY
G0Fepany G n q. W, under command
Of Captain Fife. The visitors for the
,irst day will be provided for IA entaE-
tAiamsnt hy the ladies OF zoe Relief
Corps. II The wesiheF holds good theEe
is 20 doubt thai the EacsmpmeBt viii
he thiaG to be pleasantly remembered
for a long time by visitors and rsco-
mans alike as sell a. productive Of
mach esod ia the matter OF sultiYatine
friendship.
USEoN LABOR PATTY.
The Uniaa Labor party srgaBizea al
the Court hoase. AeCreAdY S8s elected
President tbs party Aaoassi IS =
piAtfstm the principles snasolated by
the CIneinnAti Labor Convention IL